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2.4" 2.8"3.2" 3.5" 5.0" 7.0" TFT LCD driver for the Raspberry PI 3B+/A/A+/B/B+/PI2/ PI3/ZERO/ZERO W
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Plastic case breaks too easily #46

Open texadactyl opened 6 years ago

texadactyl commented 6 years ago

I needed to pull off the case. I was removing it quite gently with a spudger (aka black tip) when that piece of the case cracked. I have never seen such a brittle piece of plastic!

texadactyl commented 6 years ago

No response, I guess. Buyer beware.

texadactyl commented 6 years ago

Still no response. Buyer beware.

texadactyl commented 6 years ago

Still no response. Buyer beware.

kaythe commented 5 years ago

Still no response. Buyer beware.

And there will probably never be one, seeing as you're complaining about a physical hardware issue on a software repository. Have you tried contacting the seller's customer support?

MrEdinLaw commented 5 years ago

The person who made this git has made it so its easier for us to use LCD screens with the rasp, he didnt manufacture them or anything, he aint in contact with the people from who you bought it. Go to the place where you bought it and open a dispute

texadactyl commented 5 years ago

The manufacturer is in Taiwan. Their "customer support" is unresponsive. I bought the hardware and initial software on Amazon; you can see my review there: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B06W55HBTX/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1#customerReviews (Richard).

The manufacturer refers to this github project (goodtft) as their software support repository. Unfortunately, it is not 100% open source (E.g. *.dtb). The supplied manufacturer documentation is extremely poor.

I have left complaints in this github partly as a stimulus to the hardware product provider and partly to warn potential customers that this is not a simple hobby project.

Current status: My github project (rpi_clock) based on the hardware product and this github is still functioning fine, somewhat because of my Unix/Linux experience. If the github drivers suddenly stop working do to incompatibility with future Raspbian updates (quite possible), then I'll look for another solution for my github project.

MrEdinLaw commented 5 years ago

The manufacturer is in Taiwan. Their "customer support" is unresponsive. I bought the hardware and initial software on Amazon; you can see my review there: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B06W55HBTX/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1#customerReviews (Richard).

The manufacturer refers to this github project (goodtft) as their software support repository. Unfortunately, it is not 100% open source (E.g. *.dtb). The supplied manufacturer documentation is extremely poor.

I have left complaints in this github partly as a stimulus to the hardware product provider and partly to warn potential customers that this is not a simple hobby project.

Current status: My github project (rpi_clock) based on the hardware product and this github is still functioning fine, somewhat because of my Unix/Linux experience. If the github drivers suddenly stop working do to incompatibility with future Raspbian updates (quite possible), then I'll look for another solution for my github project.

I bought a holder case (a case that holds internal parts) and the rasp 3.5tft screen for 12$ on ebay about a year or two ago, you just found a bad seller. Anyway good luck with your project mate.

texadactyl commented 5 years ago

It's been done for a while. It works. Thanks for the good wishes.

I wound up cannibalizing some plastic pieces and the unbroken parts of the vendors plastic parts to make a good enough protective case. Where there is a will, there is a way.

I am probably soon going to do a 2nd version of my rpi_clock project without this github site software as I heard from other Linux developers that Raspbian now supports TFT 3.5-inch screens. It is certainly worth trying as the Raspbian drivers are all open source along with the rest of Raspbian.

texadactyl commented 5 years ago

Just located this Raspbian-compliant tool from Adafruit: https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/downloads/pdf/adafruit-pitft-3-dot-5-touch-screen-for-raspberry-pi.pdf

It uses only software in the Raspbian base and sanctioned 3rd party repositories, all of which are open source. Will give this a go when I get a break in my programming schedule.